A prequel written for the Fallout: Equestria 300 member contest. A prequel story to a fo:e story I'm hoping to write in collaboration with a friend of mine. The origins of Shade, a zebra, that led to her future life decisions. The theme is 'Why did you do that?'

Note: Exactly 3000 words, even though it says a bit more. Don't know where it is counting the extra 48 words. But some how that number is going up.